ticktack

A steady ticking sound, as of a clock.

A prankster’s device for tapping on a door or window from a distance.

A pulsating sound like that made by a clock or watch; a ticking.

Specifically, the sound of the beating of the heart.

A device employed in playing certain practical jokes, consisting of a small weight so fastened that one at a distance can, by pulling a string, cause the weight to tap against the house or window.

A complicated kind of backgammon, played both with men and with pegs. Compare trick-track, and see the third quotation below.

With a sound resembling the beating of a watch.

A noise like that made by a clock or a watch.

A kind of backgammon played both with men and pegs; tricktrack.

With a ticking noise, like that of a watch.